Oklahoma — 1960 presidential election
Recent presidential results
Akashicstate1960 presidential electionOklahoma · PresidentNixonR+18.0
How it voted
Share of the 1960 vote
| Richard Nixon ✓Republican | 59.0% | 533,039 |
|---|---|---|
| John F. KennedyDemocratic | 41.0% | 370,111 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 0.0% | 0 |
1960presidential margin
D+60R+60
77 counties, each filled by 1960 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Oklahoma cast 8 electoral votes this cycle.
County-level results (77 counties) — table
| County | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| Adair County, OK | Republican | R+31.5 |
| Alfalfa County, OK | Republican | R+51.5 |
| Atoka County, OK | Republican | R+3.6 |
| Beaver County, OK | Republican | R+46.7 |
| Beckham County, OK | Republican | R+22.0 |
| Blaine County, OK | Republican | R+35.8 |
| Bryan County, OK | Democratic | D+7.0 |
| Caddo County, OK | Republican | R+7.3 |
| Canadian County, OK | Republican | R+14.7 |
| Carter County, OK | Democratic | D+14.6 |
| Cherokee County, OK | Republican | R+14.1 |
| Choctaw County, OK | Democratic | D+7.5 |
| Cimarron County, OK | Republican | R+30.8 |
| Cleveland County, OK | Republican | R+18.5 |
| Coal County, OK | Democratic | D+10.9 |
| Comanche County, OK | Republican | R+5.6 |
| Cotton County, OK | Democratic | D+0.5 |
| Craig County, OK | Republican | R+14.9 |
| Creek County, OK | Republican | R+17.2 |
| Custer County, OK | Republican | R+29.6 |
| Delaware County, OK | Republican | R+22.9 |
| Dewey County, OK | Republican | R+32.3 |
| Ellis County, OK | Republican | R+49.2 |
| Garfield County, OK | Republican | R+38.6 |
| Garvin County, OK | Republican | R+3.3 |
| Grady County, OK | Republican | R+4.1 |
| Grant County, OK | Republican | R+24.0 |
| Greer County, OK | Republican | R+11.9 |
| Harmon County, OK | Democratic | D+5.1 |
| Harper County, OK | Republican | R+46.9 |
| Haskell County, OK | Republican | R+4.1 |
| Hughes County, OK | Republican | R+1.0 |
| Jackson County, OK | Democratic | D+5.4 |
| Jefferson County, OK | Democratic | D+18.3 |
| Johnston County, OK | Democratic | D+11.7 |
| Kay County, OK | Republican | R+29.5 |
| Kingfisher County, OK | Republican | R+31.6 |
| Kiowa County, OK | Republican | R+14.3 |
| Latimer County, OK | Democratic | D+2.7 |
| Le Flore County, OK | Republican | R+4.5 |
| Lincoln County, OK | Republican | R+25.9 |
| Logan County, OK | Republican | R+29.0 |
| Love County, OK | Democratic | D+21.5 |
| Major County, OK | Republican | R+60.3 |
| Marshall County, OK | Democratic | D+15.0 |
| Mayes County, OK | Republican | R+16.5 |
| McClain County, OK | Republican | R+3.7 |
| McCurtain County, OK | Democratic | D+8.2 |
| McIntosh County, OK | Republican | R+0.8 |
| Murray County, OK | Democratic | D+3.3 |
| Muskogee County, OK | Republican | R+5.6 |
| Noble County, OK | Republican | R+25.2 |
| Nowata County, OK | Republican | R+17.3 |
| Okfuskee County, OK | Republican | R+12.1 |
| Oklahoma County, OK | Republican | R+22.9 |
| Okmulgee County, OK | Democratic | D+1.1 |
| Osage County, OK | Republican | R+12.8 |
| Ottawa County, OK | Republican | R+6.7 |
| Pawnee County, OK | Republican | R+31.6 |
| Payne County, OK | Republican | R+27.2 |
| Pittsburg County, OK | Democratic | D+11.2 |
| Pontotoc County, OK | Republican | R+11.5 |
| Pottawatomie County, OK | Republican | R+7.7 |
| Pushmataha County, OK | Republican | R+2.9 |
| Roger Mills County, OK | Republican | R+28.8 |
| Rogers County, OK | Republican | R+26.2 |
| Seminole County, OK | Republican | R+12.8 |
| Sequoyah County, OK | Republican | R+13.5 |
| Stephens County, OK | Republican | R+7.9 |
| Texas County, OK | Republican | R+47.2 |
| Tillman County, OK | Democratic | D+1.1 |
| Tulsa County, OK | Republican | R+26.1 |
| Wagoner County, OK | Republican | R+13.7 |
| Washington County, OK | Republican | R+42.9 |
| Washita County, OK | Republican | R+14.1 |
| Woods County, OK | Republican | R+36.2 |
| Woodward County, OK | Republican | R+47.6 |
Oklahoma results by county
77 counties. Third-party and independent votes are reported by the county source as one combined figure; every named candidate is listed in the complete result below.
| Led by | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adair County | Richard Nixon+1,752 | 3,65565.8% | 1,90334.2% | 00.0% | 5,558 |
| Alfalfa County | Richard Nixon+2,265 | 3,33275.7% | 1,06724.3% | 00.0% | 4,399 |
| Atoka County | Richard Nixon+133 | 1,89251.8% | 1,75948.2% | 00.0% | 3,651 |
| Beaver County | Richard Nixon+1,555 | 2,44273.4% | 88726.6% | 00.0% | 3,329 |
| Beckham County | Richard Nixon+1,537 | 4,25861.0% | 2,72139.0% | 00.0% | 6,979 |
| Blaine County | Richard Nixon+1,921 | 3,64667.9% | 1,72532.1% | 00.0% | 5,371 |
| Bryan County | John F. Kennedy+583 | 3,84546.5% | 4,42853.5% | 00.0% | 8,273 |
| Caddo County | Richard Nixon+805 | 5,92053.6% | 5,11546.4% | 00.0% | 11,035 |
| Canadian County | Richard Nixon+1,463 | 5,69757.4% | 4,23442.6% | 00.0% | 9,931 |
| Carter County | John F. Kennedy+2,153 | 6,28842.7% | 8,44157.3% | 00.0% | 14,729 |
| Cherokee County | Richard Nixon+884 | 3,57157.1% | 2,68742.9% | 00.0% | 6,258 |
| Choctaw County | John F. Kennedy+410 | 2,53146.3% | 2,94153.7% | 00.0% | 5,472 |
| Cimarron County | Richard Nixon+620 | 1,31665.4% | 69634.6% | 00.0% | 2,012 |
| Cleveland County | Richard Nixon+2,895 | 9,29259.2% | 6,39740.8% | 00.0% | 15,689 |
| Coal County | John F. Kennedy+250 | 1,01944.5% | 1,26955.5% | 00.0% | 2,288 |
| Comanche County | Richard Nixon+1,129 | 10,69152.8% | 9,56247.2% | 00.0% | 20,253 |
| Cotton County | John F. Kennedy+15 | 1,61949.8% | 1,63450.2% | 00.0% | 3,253 |
| Craig County | Richard Nixon+978 | 3,77057.5% | 2,79242.5% | 00.0% | 6,562 |
| Creek County | Richard Nixon+2,580 | 8,78558.6% | 6,20541.4% | 00.0% | 14,990 |
| Custer County | Richard Nixon+2,307 | 5,05064.8% | 2,74335.2% | 00.0% | 7,793 |
| Delaware County | Richard Nixon+1,357 | 3,63961.5% | 2,28238.5% | 00.0% | 5,921 |
| Dewey County | Richard Nixon+1,033 | 2,11566.2% | 1,08233.8% | 00.0% | 3,197 |
| Ellis County | Richard Nixon+1,376 | 2,08574.6% | 70925.4% | 00.0% | 2,794 |
| Garfield County | Richard Nixon+8,278 | 14,86069.3% | 6,58230.7% | 00.0% | 21,442 |
| Garvin County | Richard Nixon+330 | 5,12551.7% | 4,79548.3% | 00.0% | 9,920 |
| Grady County | Richard Nixon+467 | 5,91352.1% | 5,44647.9% | 00.0% | 11,359 |
| Grant County | Richard Nixon+1,087 | 2,81062.0% | 1,72338.0% | 00.0% | 4,533 |
| Greer County | Richard Nixon+460 | 2,15856.0% | 1,69844.0% | 00.0% | 3,856 |
| Harmon County | John F. Kennedy+123 | 1,14247.4% | 1,26552.6% | 00.0% | 2,407 |
| Harper County | Richard Nixon+1,313 | 2,05773.4% | 74426.6% | 00.0% | 2,801 |
| Haskell County | Richard Nixon+146 | 1,85852.0% | 1,71248.0% | 00.0% | 3,570 |
| Hughes County | Richard Nixon+60 | 3,11750.5% | 3,05749.5% | 00.0% | 6,174 |
| Jackson County | John F. Kennedy+386 | 3,37547.3% | 3,76152.7% | 00.0% | 7,136 |
| Jefferson County | John F. Kennedy+602 | 1,34340.8% | 1,94559.2% | 00.0% | 3,288 |
| Johnston County | John F. Kennedy+381 | 1,44144.2% | 1,82255.8% | 00.0% | 3,263 |
| Kay County | Richard Nixon+6,907 | 15,15664.8% | 8,24935.2% | 00.0% | 23,405 |
| Kingfisher County | Richard Nixon+1,680 | 3,50165.8% | 1,82134.2% | 00.0% | 5,322 |
| Kiowa County | Richard Nixon+877 | 3,51557.1% | 2,63842.9% | 00.0% | 6,153 |
| Latimer County | John F. Kennedy+80 | 1,45448.7% | 1,53451.3% | 00.0% | 2,988 |
| Le Flore County | Richard Nixon+458 | 5,30252.3% | 4,84447.7% | 00.0% | 10,146 |
| Lincoln County | Richard Nixon+2,273 | 5,52862.9% | 3,25537.1% | 00.0% | 8,783 |
| Logan County | Richard Nixon+2,301 | 5,12164.5% | 2,82035.5% | 00.0% | 7,941 |
| Love County | John F. Kennedy+511 | 93239.2% | 1,44360.8% | 00.0% | 2,375 |
| Major County | Richard Nixon+2,176 | 2,89280.2% | 71619.8% | 00.0% | 3,608 |
| Marshall County | John F. Kennedy+468 | 1,32542.5% | 1,79357.5% | 00.0% | 3,118 |
| Mayes County | Richard Nixon+1,473 | 5,19458.3% | 3,72141.7% | 00.0% | 8,915 |
| McClain County | Richard Nixon+182 | 2,54751.9% | 2,36548.1% | 00.0% | 4,912 |
| McCurtain County | John F. Kennedy+640 | 3,56245.9% | 4,20254.1% | 00.0% | 7,764 |
| McIntosh County | Richard Nixon+36 | 2,22150.4% | 2,18549.6% | 00.0% | 4,406 |
| Murray County | John F. Kennedy+136 | 1,99348.4% | 2,12951.6% | 00.0% | 4,122 |
| Muskogee County | Richard Nixon+1,321 | 12,40352.8% | 11,08247.2% | 00.0% | 23,485 |
| Noble County | Richard Nixon+1,288 | 3,19862.6% | 1,91037.4% | 00.0% | 5,108 |
| Nowata County | Richard Nixon+889 | 3,01458.6% | 2,12541.4% | 00.0% | 5,139 |
| Okfuskee County | Richard Nixon+542 | 2,51056.1% | 1,96843.9% | 00.0% | 4,478 |
| Oklahoma County | Richard Nixon+38,344 | 102,99261.4% | 64,64838.6% | 00.0% | 167,640 |
| Okmulgee County | John F. Kennedy+155 | 7,10749.5% | 7,26250.5% | 00.0% | 14,369 |
| Osage County | Richard Nixon+1,707 | 7,50856.4% | 5,80143.6% | 00.0% | 13,309 |
| Ottawa County | Richard Nixon+815 | 6,52053.3% | 5,70546.7% | 00.0% | 12,225 |
| Pawnee County | Richard Nixon+1,514 | 3,15365.8% | 1,63934.2% | 00.0% | 4,792 |
| Payne County | Richard Nixon+4,249 | 9,94363.6% | 5,69436.4% | 00.0% | 15,637 |
| Pittsburg County | John F. Kennedy+1,476 | 5,83444.4% | 7,31055.6% | 00.0% | 13,144 |
| Pontotoc County | Richard Nixon+1,209 | 5,86355.7% | 4,65444.3% | 00.0% | 10,517 |
| Pottawatomie County | Richard Nixon+1,354 | 9,42153.9% | 8,06746.1% | 00.0% | 17,488 |
| Pushmataha County | Richard Nixon+98 | 1,72851.5% | 1,63048.5% | 00.0% | 3,358 |
| Roger Mills County | Richard Nixon+654 | 1,46364.4% | 80935.6% | 00.0% | 2,272 |
| Rogers County | Richard Nixon+2,245 | 5,41263.1% | 3,16736.9% | 00.0% | 8,579 |
| Seminole County | Richard Nixon+1,249 | 5,50556.4% | 4,25643.6% | 00.0% | 9,761 |
| Sequoyah County | Richard Nixon+920 | 3,86256.8% | 2,94243.2% | 00.0% | 6,804 |
| Stephens County | Richard Nixon+1,185 | 8,08454.0% | 6,89946.0% | 00.0% | 14,983 |
| Texas County | Richard Nixon+2,765 | 4,31473.6% | 1,54926.4% | 00.0% | 5,863 |
| Tillman County | John F. Kennedy+58 | 2,67849.5% | 2,73650.5% | 00.0% | 5,414 |
| Tulsa County | Richard Nixon+37,174 | 89,89963.0% | 52,72537.0% | 00.0% | 142,624 |
| Wagoner County | Richard Nixon+863 | 3,57056.9% | 2,70743.1% | 00.0% | 6,277 |
| Washington County | Richard Nixon+8,221 | 13,70071.4% | 5,47928.6% | 00.0% | 19,179 |
| Washita County | Richard Nixon+795 | 3,20957.1% | 2,41442.9% | 00.0% | 5,623 |
| Woods County | Richard Nixon+2,162 | 4,06468.1% | 1,90231.9% | 00.0% | 5,966 |
| Woodward County | Richard Nixon+2,698 | 4,18573.8% | 1,48726.2% | 00.0% | 5,672 |
Nominees: John F. Kennedy (D) · Richard Nixon (R) · Unpledged Democratic electors (Harry F. Byrd) (Unpledged)
Oklahoma's presidential margins
1908–2024, the 1960 contest in context
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1908 | +4.7% |
| 1912 | +11.2% |
| 1916 | +17.4% |
| 1920 | −5.7% |
| 1924 | +5.7% |
| 1928 | −28.3% |
| 1932 | +46.6% |
| 1936 | +34.1% |
| 1940 | +15.2% |
| 1944 | +11.4% |
| 1948 | +25.5% |
| 1952 | −9.2% |
| 1956 | −10.3% |
| 1960 | −18.0% |
| 1964 | +11.5% |
| 1968 | −15.7% |
| 1972 | −49.7% |
| 1976 | −1.2% |
| 1980 | −25.5% |
| 1984 | −37.9% |
| 1988 | −16.6% |
| 1992 | −8.6% |
| 1996 | −7.8% |
| 2000 | −21.9% |
| 2004 | −31.1% |
| 2008 | −31.3% |
| 2012 | −33.5% |
| 2016 | −36.4% |
| 2020 | −33.1% |
| 2024 | −34.3% |
Source. Compiled historical county records — 1960 presidential returns · official county-level results. Real returns — nothing estimated.